Breviarium Meldense, Pars Autumnalis (1713)
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Breviarium Meldense, Pars Autumnalis (1713)
by Henrici de Thyard de Bissy
Full Title: Breviarium Meldense: Authoritate Illustrissimi & Reverendissimi in Christo Patris D.D. Henrici de Thyard de Bissy, Ecclesiae Meldensis Episcopi. Ac insignis ejusdem Ecclesiae Capituli consensu editum. Pars Autumnalis.
7 x 4 ¾. In Latin. Published by Meldis (Meaux): Apud Fredericum Alart, 1713. Early Edition. Complete. Bound in contemporary calf with a tooled leather boards, raised bands along the spine and gilt dentelles present to the reverse of the boards. Boards are scuffed and worn with rounded corners. Marbled page edges. Frontispiece. Text in double column. Handwritten table of contents present to the last two pages. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A sound and very pleasing copy. (The image of the author we included on our website is NOT in the book.)
A 1713 Latin language Catholic breviary, titled "Brevarium Meldense," by Henrici de Thyard de Bissy, bishop of Meaux (“Meldensis” in Latin) in northern France. This is the “Pars Autumnalis”, the “Part of Autumn”; breviaries, as guides to liturgical services, were organized according to the liturgical calendar of holidays, saint’s days etc. Early editions are not commonly seen in the marketplace. Henri-Pons de Thiard de Bissy (1657 - 1737) was a French priest who was Bishop of Toul from 1687 to 1704, Bishop of Meaux from 1704 to 1737, and Cardinal from 1715 to 1737.
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